Search Privacy Violations, Breaches and Complaints
This database was last updated in December 2015 ago and should only be used as a historical snapshot. More recent data on breaches affecting 500 or more people is available at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal.
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on June 12, 2013. Also cited in 6 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000090559, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: LONG BEACH HCS - 600
Issue:
A VA unencrypted laptop has been reported missing. All evidence points to the fact that this laptop may have been removed by an unauthorized individual. The VA Police report is forthcoming.
Outcome:
06/17/13: The laptop was included as part of a Super Dimension I-Logic CT Guided Biopsy Navigational System package and was only used in conjunction with this medical device. According to reporting Respiratory Therapy staff, personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI), including name, full SSN and CT images of 17 patients were stored on the laptop at the time laptop turned up missing. From the time the medical device went into use, which was approximately 2 months, no data scrubbing routine was implemented. According to reporting physician, the laptop was last seen on 05/07/13. The laptop turned up missing from the reporting physician's office. It was never on the VA network. It was reported to the VA Police. Seventeen patients will receive a letter offering credit protection services.